Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics

U.S. Department of State press release, Oct. 3

2007 Special Olympics World Games Touches Down in Shanghai

Well, everyone should be home, most should be back to work, it happened so quickly.  I have posted some  pictures of some of our meals.  Some food was amazing, others was "interesting".  The most interesting for me that I couldn't even eat ended up being Sea Fungus.  Don't know about the others, but I am convinced that Arthur can eat anything...Katie also did a great job in trying many of the foods, but did have pringles back at the room to finish her off.  Enjoy the pictures.

Hello everyone.  I will continue to add a few photos from our trip this weekend from what we have compiled from Team 9.  I believe I will also keep up this blog for a bit longer to cover the Intl. Torch Run Conference that will take place in three weeks in Oklahoma City.  Again, we hope you had the opportunity to see what your friends and family have been doing while in China.  It is good to be home, but also would not have changed anything for the world.

 

To my other team members, add a comment to this entry if you can, just as Arthur did on the previous one.  Let everyone know how you are doing and what the trip meant to you.  Love you all and already miss my other family. 

Today is Thursday.  The running team is flying to our homes today.  This just started, or at least seems as though.  We feel as though we made a difference in China.  This has been the first ever Torch Run in this country.  We challenged local Shanghai police officers last night.  We challenged them to start a Torch Run program, to do a Torch Run with the Flame of Hope every year to continue to raise awareness about those with intellectual disabilities.  I will post more pictures for a while after we get home.  Again, thank you to our families who have allowed us this opportunity.  You will see that we have changed China, but China has also changed us...until then...Shi Shi.

You will see a full album from the opening ceremonies.  It is actually during practice a few days ago, we missed this part during the real thing because we were lining up.  To music, two Chinese SO athletes ran into the stadium from opposite ends.  They then proceeded to maneuver through hundreds of people holding large sticks.  The guys in off white connected themselves to the athletes would be able to walk up their sticks.  It was truly amazing, we needed to share this with you.